Occupy DC defies ban, hoists 'tent of dreams'
Occupy DC protesters defied a threatened police clampdown on their tent colony on Monday, pitching a massive 'tent of dreams' in the park near the White House they took over four months ago.
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US govt asks court to reject Rana re-trial plea
The US government has asked a court to deny Pakistan-born Canadian Tahawwur Rana's plea for a new trial in cases related to the Mumbai and Denmark terror plots, arguing that he has failed to demonstra
'US will take steps to stop Iran from developing nuke weapon'
US will take every possible step to stop Iran from becoming a nuclear-capable state, Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has said.
"If they (Iran) proceed and we get intelligence that they're proceeding w
Yemen President Saleh arrives in US: Embassy
Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who is due to step down next month, arrived in the United States on Saturday for medical treatment, an embassy spokesman in Washington said.
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US plans to cut Army, invest in future
The Pentagon on Thursday proposed trimming the Army's size by 13 per cent as the debt-ridden United States winds down a decade of war but vowed new investments to exert power in Asia and the Middle Ea
US Marine to serve no time over Iraq killings
A US Marine accused over the killing of 24 Iraqi civilians in 2005 was demoted to the rank of private on Tuesday but will serve no time behind bars, a military spokesman said.
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US shows NYPD trainees 'explosive' video on Muslims
An ‘explosive’ film containing clips of extremists shooting Christians in the head and an Islamic flag flying over the White House has been shown to NYPD officers as part of their training, raising co
US grants Yemeni leader a 'limited' medical visit
The United States on Sunday approved a visit from Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh for medical treatment but said it was with the understanding that he would stay only for a ‘limited time’.
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Brazil returns 47 tonnes of hospital waste to US
Brazil has returned to the US nearly 47 tonnes of hospital waste that had been intercepted last October in the northeastern state of Pernambuco by customs agents, an official said on Sunday.
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How Pakistan helps US drone campaign
The death of a senior al Qaeda leader in a US drone strike in Pakistan's tribal badlands, the first strike in almost two months, signalled that the US-Pakistan intelligence partnership is still in ope